"Poison In The Air"
When I see a bottle with a skull and crossbones on the label, I know one thing
for sure: Don't drink this! Poison, by its very definition, is harmful, and in
sufficient strength will kill. Thankfully most manufacturers of products that
contain poisonous substances are now required by law to clearly announce that
fact. Only those who are deeply disturbed would willfully choose to ingest
something that might lead to their death.
But imagine finding yourself in an environment where the air you breathe is
poisonous. What then? In cases like carbon monoxide, you might not know the
danger is present; there is no smell to alert you. Before you realize it, your
body has received a lethal dose of poison.
Earlier this week it was reported that hundreds, perhaps thousands, found
themselves in that very nightmarish situation. Since 2011 a civil war has been
waged in the nation of Syria. Some sources say that 100,000 or more have died
in the fighting. But this past week's report of the use of poisonous gas
shocked the world.
Photos have surfaced of rows of bodies - of children! - who died without any
visible wounds. Some report 136 died from the poisonous fumes; others have
given estimates ten times that number. The government has denied using any such
tactic.
When poison fills the air, how can one escape? It makes no difference who it
is, old or young. The process of death has begun.
I've heard no reports of poisonous gases being used in the United States, but
millions are being affected as they "breathe" toxic influences being pumped from
multiple sources. For years the television and film industries have been intent
on changing our values. And based on numerous polls, their efforts have done
serious damage.
Jesus was in a discussion on whether foods can defile a person. Here is His
response: "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. For from within, out of
the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders ..."
(Mark 7:20,21). But Jesus' statement raises a question: How did those things
get into the heart?
David knew how such things get into our minds: "I will set nothing wicked before
my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. A
perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness" (Psalm
101:3,4).
We don't have to breathe these poisonous fumes! As people who value God's
truths, we must be more careful about the "air" that we "breathe".
Come to the light God offers! Study His word, the Bible. Worship Him in spirit
and truth (John 4:24). Get in touch with us if you'd like to discuss these
ideas further.
Timothy D. Hall
When I see a bottle with a skull and crossbones on the label, I know one thing
for sure: Don't drink this! Poison, by its very definition, is harmful, and in
sufficient strength will kill. Thankfully most manufacturers of products that
contain poisonous substances are now required by law to clearly announce that
fact. Only those who are deeply disturbed would willfully choose to ingest
something that might lead to their death.
But imagine finding yourself in an environment where the air you breathe is
poisonous. What then? In cases like carbon monoxide, you might not know the
danger is present; there is no smell to alert you. Before you realize it, your
body has received a lethal dose of poison.
Earlier this week it was reported that hundreds, perhaps thousands, found
themselves in that very nightmarish situation. Since 2011 a civil war has been
waged in the nation of Syria. Some sources say that 100,000 or more have died
in the fighting. But this past week's report of the use of poisonous gas
shocked the world.
Photos have surfaced of rows of bodies - of children! - who died without any
visible wounds. Some report 136 died from the poisonous fumes; others have
given estimates ten times that number. The government has denied using any such
tactic.
When poison fills the air, how can one escape? It makes no difference who it
is, old or young. The process of death has begun.
I've heard no reports of poisonous gases being used in the United States, but
millions are being affected as they "breathe" toxic influences being pumped from
multiple sources. For years the television and film industries have been intent
on changing our values. And based on numerous polls, their efforts have done
serious damage.
Jesus was in a discussion on whether foods can defile a person. Here is His
response: "What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. For from within, out of
the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders ..."
(Mark 7:20,21). But Jesus' statement raises a question: How did those things
get into the heart?
David knew how such things get into our minds: "I will set nothing wicked before
my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. A
perverse heart shall depart from me; I will not know wickedness" (Psalm
101:3,4).
We don't have to breathe these poisonous fumes! As people who value God's
truths, we must be more careful about the "air" that we "breathe".
Come to the light God offers! Study His word, the Bible. Worship Him in spirit
and truth (John 4:24). Get in touch with us if you'd like to discuss these
ideas further.
Timothy D. Hall
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